Resources

// History //
National Archives - Primary Documents Library of Congress - Free lessons and primary documents. [|Part III Resources.doc]Resources for my unit on the War of Independence and the War of 1812-3rd grade National History Education Clearinghouse - NHEC

// Civics/Government //
White House - Learn about the executive branch. (NOTE the EXACT web address!) House of Representatives - Find who represents you in Congress Senate - Find our Senators Supreme Court - Important legal resources

// Geography //
CIA Factbook - All you could ever want to know about a country Nationmaster - Great resource for statistics of a nation **World at night from NASA** - Where do people live and why? How come some places have more lights? National Geographic - A whole kids section and more lessons

// Economics //
EconEdLink - Economics Lesson Plans for Teachers by Teachers A Time for School - A very powerful look at education around the world Econ Lesson Plan Ideas Current Day Econ Issues for Kids Time for Kids Playdough Economics- **[]**

// Special Education/ELL //
[|Books.pdf] [|Movies.pdf] Federal Government 504 FAQ Federal Government ELL Info State of MI ELL Info [|MDE ELL Info.doc] [|Accommodations Discussion.doc] [|Lingering Special Education Questions.doc]

// Social Justice //
World in the Balance // Materials for teaching about impact of population on rich and poor nations //

// Consumption //
**Material World** - A look at a number of issues such a equality, resources, and consumption

// Schooling Around the World //
Time for School - See schooling around the world through the eyes of students